My boyfriend and I had been considering purchasing the Decadent Indulgence Hummingbird Vibrator|Rabbit vibrators: Decadent Indulgence by California Exotic for some time. While I’ve had a Wabbit vibe|Rabbit vibrators: Waterproof wabbit vibe for years, I’d never owned one of these new-fangled, rotating, sex toy of the future models, and wanted to try one out. However, since they are generally pretty expensive, we made sure to do lots of comparison-shopping at consumer-friendly adult stores before settling on one to buy. Of all the versions I man-, or more accurately lady-handled, the Decadent Indulgence seemed the most user-friendly of them all. So, my awesome boyfriend bought me one.

After getting it out of the package and hastily ripping off my panties for a quick test-run, I found myself a little overwhelmed. It seemed quite long, and it took me a few minutes of playing with the controls to figure out exactly what my options were for using it. However, always a good sport, I lay back on the bed and went to work.

The toy is shaped nicely, with a pleasurably sized head and texture from the inner ball bearings. It is a nice color, and with the sly little hummingbird on top is at once pretty and slightly cheeky. It has a great variety of vibration settings, though the more intense ones (which are weapons-grade intense) are pretty noisy. The shaft rotation feels nice, though because of the length, I wasn’t comfortable inserting it to its maximum potential; thus the back end of the rotating portion was barely nestled inside of me. However, the sensation of the movement on the outer edges of my pussy felt really great, so I’m not going to list this as a downside.

The clit stimulation hummingbird is wonderfully designed; the wings vibrate against my labia, while the mischievous beak stimulates my clit intensely. I will list one downside here, though… the beak is a bit too intense for my tastes. In fact, I needed to snip off a tiny bit with a pair of scissors to make it more comfortable to use. Before I snipped him, the sensation was such that I would be close to orgasm and then have to pull it away because it was getting unpleasantly intense. However, the slight modification has made this issue obsolete.

The other negative aspect to this toy, in my opinion, is that it took me a while to get used to the bulky controls and multiple options. After more use, though, it’s feeling a bit more natural to use and maneuver. It is also quite loud, so using this toy for a discreet orgasm while your partner is sleeping sweetly next to you is definitely not an option. Overall, though, I would highly recommend this dual-action vibrator to anyone who wants a feminine, effective and sensually intense toy.

When I bought the Decadent Indulgence, it was the most expensive toy I had purchased to date. I was intrigued by the variety of settings and motions on offer, and looked forward to a variety of new and exciting orgasmic styles. However, after several years of ownership, I have come to hate this toy, and have not used it for some time. Here are my complaints:

Firstly, I had to (almost immediately) snip off the tip of the hummingbird's nose, because it was needling my clitoris viciously. Secondly, all those wonderful settings I'd looked forward to ended up being redundant and unnecessary. Looking back, I can't for the life of me imagine why I ever wanted a faux-penis that would rotate! The ball bearings inside ended up just being a distraction, and I certainly didn't need all those speeds. Lastly, the box which contains the (insane number of) batteries cracked, and wouldn't hold anything without being wrapped in tape. And let me tell you, a sex toy wrapped in medical and electrical tape is not my idea of titillating eroticism.

So as for my original rating of 4/5, can I just say, "Takesies backsies"?